Crude oil is one of the main challenges of saffron in Iran

Crude oil is one of the main challenges of saffron in Iran

Seyyed Ali Hosseini, Member of the Board of Directors of the Saffron National Council of Iran, said: “Unfortunately, today we sell saffron as a raw material, while we can extract saffron aromatic compounds and sell them several times.”
He pointed to one of the main challenges of saffron in Iran, adding that from 400 tons of saffron produced, about 60 to 70 tons are consumed in the country, and the rest can be exported.
Member of the Board of Directors of the National Council of Saffron of Iran, saying that there are currently between 200 and 250 tons of saffron annually exported to Iran: Unfortunately, Iran has little share in the commercial market.
Hosseini said that because countries that have our export targets are around 47 countries in the world, while we can increase it by two or three times, and in this regard we need to make more efforts to expand our position in the world. .
He pointed out that since 170 to 180 independent countries of the world export to 47 countries a bit, it is for the country that claims to produce more than 90 percent of the world’s saffron, so our target export countries are very small.
Member of the board of directors of the National Council of Saffron said: “So we have to try, because our cultivation area, because we are in a dewatered area and the water crisis is always there in our country, our cultivation area will increase steadily. We need to do this work and make the world more aware that this product has the ability to produce and export more than we already have.
Hosseini said: “Unfortunately, there is a climate in our society that we think our exporters export and export saffron in carton, while this is not the case, and we export saffron in accordance with the customer’s needs and wishes, and if the customer and Our buyer also wants saffron in packages of 100 milligrams or less that we can do, but depends on the requirements of the buyer and we do not have to export the bulk of saffron.
“We have to work on major compounds of saffron, and this is our duty and challenge, and we have to go and see if saffron is used in the pharmaceutical industry and our saffron compositions are needed by the world’s markets, why it is extracted,” he said. We do not.
Member of the National Board of Directors of the National Saffron Council said: “We can sell these compounds in pure form and give the country more added value and no longer have any concerns about increasing production.
“Unfortunately, this planning has not been done in our country, and now our focus is to sell saffron more expensive or sell it in stock exchanges,” Hosseini said, referring to the need for support, investment, marketing and market development. We do not think about how to classify farmers’ surplus onions and distribute them among farmers.
He added: “We also do not think that developing and supporting saffron conversion industries or creating new markets for saffron in the country, while these are the first priorities.
Member of the board of Directors of the National Council for Saffron said: “We are not the only saffron producer in the world. Many countries are looking for saffron production, and we have serious rivals in this area who are threatening us.
Husseini said that the Saffron National Council is a combination of the elite of the Saffron production and trade sector, saying: “We have the most skilled people in the Saffron National Council, and when we present our ideas and ideas, nobody listens to us and they think that we are benefiting We follow a few.
He noted that if members of the National Council of Saffron are producers, exporters and distributors, and we look and benefit everyone, we have one or two general meetings each year with the presence of members of the Council of Trustees National Saffron is held.
Member of the Board of Directors of the National Saffron Council of Iran, saying that the Board of Trustees of the National Council of Saffron is mainly state officials, “We are saying these things there, but unfortunately, no action has been taken so far.”